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𝓗𝓮𝓪𝓻𝓽𝓫𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓴 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓖𝓸𝓸𝓭𝓫𝔂𝓮𝓼

❛filler chapter❜
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Ellie and Allison now sat down on the couch in the living room with their dad in front of them pacing and glancing at the girls every few seconds.

"We're dead," Allison and Ellie mutter as they nod their heads looking at the screen.

"You two...I don't even know where to begin. You lied. You manipulated everyone. I don't know whether to be angry or proud," Chris tells the two who look at him sheepishly.

"Sorry," Allison and Ellie say weakly as Chris just shakes his head at the two.

Chris just looks at them as the two girls kiss his cheeks with a soft smile making Chris smile at them.

"I am proud of you two. You outsmart all of us. You are both everything I've ever wanted you to be, but no more lies," Chris tells his daughters as he looks at them making the girls nod their heads.

"No more lies," Ellie and Allison tell them as Chris nods his head before sighing.

"Now I know you might not want to but I think we need to get out of this town for a little while. Ellie can adjust to her new life and Allison can learn all the things that being an Argent means," Chris tells his daughters who look at him.

"Where too?" Ellie asks Chris who sighs.

"France. And it's according to you two if we come back," Chris tells them making the girls share a look at that.

"What?! You can't take my best friend from me!" Stiles yells hugging Ellie tightly to him who chuckles patting his chest.

"Okay," Ellie says quickly as she looks at her dad nodding her head making Chris and Allison surprised.

"That was easy. Too easy," Allison mutters shaking her head as Derek stares at Ellie but she wouldn't look at him.

"Really? Because I had an entire list of reasons why we should do this and how you can keep in touch with Stiles and anyone else you wanted to," Chris tells his daughter in surprise.

"I think it would be good for us to get away and heal as a family," Ellie tells them as her phone dings making her look towards it.

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"That doesn't seem good. Not good at all," Lydia mutters shaking her head.

"Uhm I have to go but I'll see you guys later," Ellie says getting up as she kisses their cheeks making the two confused.

"I do too. I need to have a conversation with someone," Allison says sighing as she gets up and leaves making Chris watch them go.

"What just happened?" Chris asks himself before sitting down and turning on The Vampire Diaries.

"You're watching it without me?! That is a betrayal! In the worst ways ever!" Ellie yells at her dad angrily who smiles at her sheepishly.

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Ellie takes a deep breath before sliding the loft door opens and walks in to see Derek already waiting for her.

"Hi," Ellie whispers as Derek just looks at her.

"Are you mad at me?" Ellie asks Derek who sighs running his hand down his face.

"I wished you would have told me instead of just keeping it between you and Allison but I understand why you did," Derek tells her making Ellie nod as she looks down.

"What is it?" Derek asks her the way she was acting making Ellie clear her throat as she looks up at him but wouldn't meet his eyes.

"Nope. I don't like this," Allison says shaking her head as Chris tries his hardest not to smile at the screen.

"Dad decided we need some time to heal from everything and me to adjust to my new life. We're going to go to France and I don't know if else will come back," Ellie whispers to Derek who just looks at her.

"They need me right now Derek. Mom dying just reminded me how little time I have with them. I need to make sure they will be alright," Ellie tells him as the two just stare at each other both trying to hold in their heartbreaks as they look into the eyes of the ones they love the most.

Derek waits for her to say the words knowing she will.

"Don't say it. Don't say it," Lydia and Allison say shaking their heads.

"I can't do this Derek," Ellie tells him as her voice cracks a little.

"No!" Lydia and Allison yell at the screen with tears in their eyes Laura had to dig her claws into her hands to stop from yelling in excitement.

Derek takes a step forward just for Ellie to take a step back from him not looking him in the eye.

"I-," Derek tells her but stops not having any words to say.

Derek steps up to her again slowly and this time Ellie doesn't move she just looks down.

Derek gets in front of her and holds her chin gently as he raises it up making her look him in the eyes.

Derek stares into her emerald eyes that were sometimes blue. A dark blue that felt comforting. The eyes that changed color at times according to what she was wearing or how she felt.

The eyes that brighten up when she smiles or talks about her favorite shows or eating cake. The ones who he wanted to wake to every morning to for the rest of his life.

The eyes that held so many secrets to protect the ones she loves. But most importantly the eyes of the love of his life and his anchor.

Derek looks towards Ellie who had tears in her eyes looking at the screen.

He knew Ellie was his anchor. It took him some time to figure it out he didn't know when it changed it just did. But he realized it when he was talking to Issac regarding finding his own anchor. 

It was the night of the beta's first full moon. Erica and Boyd were already chained up, screaming and growling as Derek got Isaac chained to one of the benches.

"Wait what happened to the other two?" Ellie asks pointing towards the two betas.

"They left not wanting to get caught up in a war but ran straight into another one," Anna tells Ellie who looks confused and conferred by that.

"How do you not feel this?" Isaac asks Derek trying to keep in control but struggling.

"I feel every second of it," Derek tells him making Isaac raise his eyebrows at him.

"Then how do you control it?" Issac asks him wanting the answer.

"Find an anchor, something meaningful to you. Bind yourself to it. Keep the human side in control," Derek tells him as he works on Isaac's restraints.

"What is it for you?" Isaac asks him making Derek glance at him before looking back at the restraints.

"Ang-," Derek begins before pausing as he realizes that is not what he has been focusing on all night.

"Ellie. She's my anchor," Derek tells him in slight surprise before finishing Issac's restraints.

"I knew it," Talia mutters with a smile happy that her son had an actual anchor now.

"I know you can't Ellie," Derek tells her making more tears start to build in her eyes as Derek lays his forehead against hers.

"Ugh, why can't you be not so understanding?! It would be a lot easier," Ellie huffs as she discreetly wipes her tears away.

As Ellie looks into his eyes. The eyes she fell so deeply in love with. That held more stories and more emotion than anyone else making Ellie just want to kiss him.

Kiss his lips like she has done a thousand times. Ellie wanted to fall in his arms and let him hold her as he tells her everything would be alright before they watched The Vampire Diaries eating cake ignoring everything else.

Allison and Lydia were trying not to sob as they wiped their tears away.

"Man this is sad," Stiles mutters shaking his head as he ate some popcorn making Issac nod eating some with him as well as Liam.

But she couldn't. She knew she couldn't because as she looks into his eyes she reminds herself why she is doing this, to begin with.

"What's that supposed to mean?!" Lydia exclaims blowing her nose.

"But Ellie this doesn't mean I will ever stop loving you. You are it for me," Derek tells her as he rubs her cheek wiping away her tears as Ellie closes her eyes.

"Oh my gosh," Allison says crying as she leans into Lydia and Stiles holds Ellie tightly to him.

"I love you, Derek Hale," Ellie whispers as she cups his cheek Ellie looks into the eyes of the man who made her vulnerable. The man she loved more the words could ever explain.

"I love you, Eleanor Argent," Derek tells the love of his life. The one who always got his anger under control. The one who let him forgive himself for what happened to his family. The one who healed what others had broke.

Derek looks at Ellie whose head was on Stiles's shoulder trying to hide her tears from everyone.

Derek leans down and kisses her lips softly which just broke Ellie's heart even more as she wraps her arms around his neck.

It was goodbye.

And they both knew it.

Scott sniffles at that as Isaac hands him a tissue who nods his head at him in thanks.

Ellie slowly backs away her hand still on his face. Derek smiles sadly at her as he kisses her forehead one last time making Ellie close her eyes savoring the feeling.

Ellie backs up as Derek grabs her hand. The two continue to hold hands as Ellie continues to back away from the man who made her feel more things than she knew anyone else would ever make her feel again.

"Stop her!" Everyone yells besides the obvious two. (Laura and Chris)

Ellie's hand slips out of Derek's as she smiles at him one last time before she turns away and walks towards the loft door.

"Stop me. Please stop me," Ellie begs silently as tears fall from her cheek Her whole body told her to turn around and run back into his arms but her head was telling her it was the right thing. She was doing what was right for both of them.

"You idiot! Stop her!" Laura yells at her brother angrily. She was in love with her girl and she didn't want to see her upset!

Derek watches as she walks away everything in his body telling him to stop her. He wanted to but he knew he couldn't.

For Ellie needed to heal and as much as he wanted to help her he knew he couldn't. Derek watches her until her figure disappears before he sits down on the couch with his head in his hands.

"It'll get better. You will find someone else and forget all about her," Peter tells his nephew walking towards him and making Derek look up at him.

"Shut it, Peter!" Lydia and Allison yell throwing popcorn at him angrily.

"She is different. She makes me feel something I have never felt. Even with Paige," Derek tells his uncle before he gets up and heads towards his room while Peter watches him go.

Meanwhile, Ellie walks toward her car and once she is in she finally breaks down sobbing. She sobs as she hits her steeling wheel letting all the feeling she was holding it in out. All the heartache.

Chris looks at his daughter sadly for as happy as he was she was done with the werewolf he didn't want to see her heartbroken. 

As Ellie continues to sob her passenger door opens making Ellie look wide-eyed as she turns to see who it was.

"I got you, Ellie. I got you," Stiles tells her as he brings her into a hug making Ellie hold onto him as she sobs.

Ellie hugs Stiles tightly who runs his fingers through her hair.

He didn't say anything to her as he rubbed her back and held her in his arms. He knew there was nothing he could do to make her feel better. So he did the best thing he could do.

The one thing Ellie had once told him "when a girl is falling apart she doesn't want alive she wants to be held" and he knew that was exactly what she needed.

Ellie squeezes Stiles's hand who smiles at her.

After a little while Ellie finally calmed down enough to actually talk as she looks up at Stiles with tears in her eyes.

"What are you doing here?" Ellie asks him as her voice breaks slightly.

"My best friend needed me," Stiles tells her making Ellie smile at him as she hugs him tightly.

"Now I'm going to drive and take you to my house where we will watch your favorite movies and eat cake," Stiles tells her making Ellie nod as she climbs into the back and Stiles gets in the driver seat.

Stilinski smiles at his son for he might have done many things wrong in his life the one thing he hasn't was his son. 

When the two arrive at the Stilinski house Stiles opens the door for Ellie for as they walk into the house.

Stiles leads her into his bedroom where she sees Lydia and a red-eyed Allison waiting for them.

"Stiles texted me. We thought you and Allie might need some support," Lydia tells her making Ellie smile at both of them before she goes to hug Allison.

"Me and Scott broke up," Allison mutters to her sister.

Scott looks upset at that but he knew it was coming. It was only a matter of time.

"So did me and Derek," Ellie tells her as the two just held each other.

"Alright, the pizza is ordered. I got the cake now let's turn on a funny movie to laugh at instead of cry," Stiles says as Ellie and Allison nod their heads.

Ellie lays down on the bed at the headboard with Allison and Lydia who were between the twins holding them tightly as Stiles lays on the floor.

"Do you two want to talk about it?" Lydia asks the two quietly making Ellie and Allison shake their heads.
Lydia smiles as she runs her fingers through the girl's hair.

"You don't have to. Just whenever you are ready," Lydia tells them making Ellie and Allison smile at her as they watched Legally Blonde for the hundredth time.

"The best movie," Ellie Lydia, and Allison mutter as they nod their heads.

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A week later Ellie stands in her now packed-up bedroom. Looking around Ellie spots one of Derek's shirts on one of her boxes and walks toward it.

Picking it Ellie smells the fancy musk cologne along with the smell of the forest as tears appear in her eyes.

"Ellie?" Chris calls out from behind her making Ellie clear her throat as she turns to her dad.

"You okay?" Chris asks his daughter who looks at him.

"You want the answer I'm telling myself or the truth?" Ellie asks him with a dry chuckle as she wipes her tears.

"You really love him don't you?" Chris asks her as Ellie looks down.

"It doesn't matter anymore," Ellie whispers as Chris walks towards her.

"That's all that matters," Chris tells Ellie and Allison who smile at him.

"Sometimes you have to fall out of love just to realize what it was like before them. You need to figure out who you are Ellie and if you do and still feel those feelings I have a very strong feeling he will still be waiting for you," Chris tells her making Ellie walk toward him as she hugs him.

"When did you get so good at dating advice?" Ellie asks her dad as Allison looks just as confused.

"I've been in relationships before," Chris tells them as they shake their heads at him.

"When did you get so good at dating advice?" Ellie asks her dad as she sniffles.

"Caroline Forbes," Chris tells her making Ellie laugh at him as she smiles.

Ellie chuckles at that smiling at her dad and shaking her head.

"There's that smile. Now, are you ready?" Chris asks her making Ellie nod.

"Yeah dad let's go," Ellie tells him as Chris wraps his arms around her as they walk out of Ellie's room. Ellie takes one last look before shutting the door.

"It's like an end of an era!" Lydia says sniffling as she shakes her head.

As they get outside Ellie sees Allison already in the car ready to leave. Ellie takes one last look at her old house before she sighs getting into the car in the back with Allison.

Chris gets in the front seat as Ellie and Allison seat in the back laying their heads against each other with their pinkies interlocked.

Chris looks at his daughter who was laying the same way with a small sad smile on his look.

"It'll stop hurting soon right?" Allison asks Ellie in a hopeful whisper.

"I hope so," Ellie whispers as they pull out of the driveway and head towards the airport.

Once they pass the leaving Beacon Hill sign Ellie could have sworn she saw someone watching her but didn't know for sure as sighs wiping the tears that were flowing down her face wondering if this was the final goodbye.

"I just-why?!" Lydia yells angrily as she blows into her tissue shaking her head.

❀ ༄ ❀ AUTHOR NOTE ❀ ༄ ❀
And act two is over! I'm sorry for breaking all of your hearts!

I hope you all enjoyed the chapter! I love you all! <333